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Sheridan Animation Students excel in 24 HOUR FILM CONTEST

October 08, 2015

Two Sheridan teams won second and third place in the 24 HOUR FILM CONTEST held last Friday, October 2, beginning at 8 pm and concluding at 8 pm 24 hours later. An additional two Sheridan teams placed in the top ten, resulting in the best overall performance among the 22 schools participating. The contest, sponsored by Cal State University in Long Beach, California, drew participants from across the United States, Canada and Australia.

Organized by Cal State professor Aubry Mintz, the student teams were tasked with creating a 30-second film based on the following theme: “Imagine if technology was introduced at the dawn of humankind.”

The second place winning team was Oxozone Children, who won for their film FISHTOPIA. The team was comprised of team leader Ruby Xia, along with Tale Do, Mauricio Castano, Airin Budiman, and Ruby Poon, all second year students.

Trinket Films earned third place for their film MONA FREEZA. This team of first year students included team leader, Victoria (Tori) Richards, along with Veronica Osypiuk, Tara Miller, Nancy Cai, and Kenneth Leoncitor,

The entries were judged by a panel of judges who scored them based on the following criteria: storytelling, art direction, creativity and completion. This was the thirteenth year of the competition, and the second year that schools outside of California were invited to participate. A team of Sheridan students placed fourth in last year’s contest.